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Auto News for March 7

The rumor mill has it, and there is nothing official from Elon Musk about it, that Tesla will display its Model 3 somewhere at the end of the month. This is the more affordable model with a starting price of $35,000, according to Fortune magazine. The word is that Tesla will start taking deposits of $1,000 at its stores on March 31st and on line April Fool’s Day.

Talk about nose to the grindstone! Vacation shaming – being made to feel a sense of shame or guilt from co-workers for taking a vacation – has become prevalent in the American workplace, especially among millennials, according to new research from Alamo Rent A Car. Findings from the 2016 Alamo Family Vacation Survey show more employed millennials (59 percent) reported feeling a sense of shame for taking or planning a vacation compared to those 35 or older (41 percent). Oddly enough, employed millennials aren’t just more likely to feel vacation-shamed – they’re significantly more likely than older generations to say they also shame their co-workers (42 percent vs. 24 percent). Plus, millennials who have ever shamed their co-workers were significantly more likely than older generations to say they’re at least somewhat serious (42 percent vs. 22 percent).

Kelly Blue Book is out with a list of what it considers the top SUV’s that sell for under $25,000. They are:

Honda CR-V

Mazda CX-5

Hyundai Tucson

Kia Sorento

Subaru Forester

Honda HR-V

Toyota RAV4

Nissan Rogue

Jeep Renegade

Jeep Wrangler

Of the Wrangler, KBB said, “Take off the top, find a dirt road to nowhere and try to remember the last time you had more fun on four wheels. The rugged Wrangler isn’t the right choice for most small SUV shoppers, but for countless weekend warriors there’s no other option.”